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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-07-04-19, Tibetexpedition, Töchter des Maharaja.jpg|thumb|Daughters of [[chogyal]] [[Tashi Namgyal]] wearing kho (1938).]] |
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-07-04-19, Tibetexpedition, Töchter des Maharaja.jpg|thumb|Daughters of [[chogyal]] [[Tashi Namgyal]] wearing kho (1938).]] |
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[[File:Story Teller by Gaganendranath Tagore.jpg|thumb|''Storyteller'', painting by [[Gaganendranath Tagore]]]] |
[[File:Story Teller by Gaganendranath Tagore.jpg|thumb|''Storyteller'', painting by [[Gaganendranath Tagore]]]] |
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The '''Kho'''(ཁོ) |
The '''Kho'''(ཁོ) is a traditional dress worn by |
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[[Bhutia]], ethnic [[Sikkimese people]] of [[Sikkim]] and [[Nepal]]. It is a loose, cloak-style garment that is fastened at the neck on one side and near the waist with a silk or cotton belt similar to the [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] [[chuba]] and to the [[Ngalop people|Ngalop]] [[gho]] of [[Bhutan]], but sleeveless. |
[[Bhutia]], ethnic [[Sikkimese people]] of [[Sikkim]] and [[Nepal]]. It is a loose, cloak-style garment that is fastened at the neck on one side and near the waist with a silk or cotton belt similar to the [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] [[chuba]] and to the [[Ngalop people|Ngalop]] [[gho]] of [[Bhutan]], but sleeveless. |
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Women wear a silken, full-sleeve [[blouse]] called a ''[[wonju (Bhutan)|honju]]'' inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a belt |
Women wear a silken, full-sleeve [[blouse]] called a ''[[wonju (Bhutan)|honju]]'' inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a belt.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim |last= Bareh |first=Hamlet|year=2001 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=81-7099-794-1 |pages=5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrr7HPr8NAQC}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[University of Hawaii Museum]]. ''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhmuseum/4132497148 Sikkim - Woman's Informal Ensemble].'' (dress worn by [[Hope Cooke]] in the 1960s, on [[Flickr]]). |
* [[University of Hawaii Museum]]. ''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/uhmuseum/4132497148 Sikkim - Woman's Informal Ensemble].'' (dress worn by [[Hope Cooke]] in the 1960s, on [[Flickr]]). |
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The Kho(ཁོ) is a traditional dress worn by Bhutia, ethnic Sikkimese peopleofSikkim and Nepal. It is a loose, cloak-style garment that is fastened at the neck on one side and near the waist with a silk or cotton belt similar to the Tibetan chuba and to the Ngalop ghoofBhutan, but sleeveless.
Women wear a silken, full-sleeve blouse called a honju inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a belt.[1]
